FADE IN: Page To Stage: A Short-story Writing and Performance Workshop

We are all bearers of stories. At any given day, we tell about a dozen stories. And we all have stories that we feel we must absolutely tell. This workshop will help writers find the story that they want to tell through a series of discovery exercises, then guide them through the written process and finally help them prepare and rehearse it to become a piece that can be shared with an audience at a special edition of the popular storytelling night: Cliffhangers.

The goals of this workshop:
– Craft life events into stories
– Find and create a plot
– Revise and edit a story
– Write a story that is fit to be told to an audience
– Adapt various performance skills and techniques in order to tell your story

This class is taught by writer, poet, professor and performer, Dima Matta, in English (spoken and written) however, Arabic can be spoken in class.

Session #1 – Friday 16 October:
Tapping into your creativity and finding your story

Session #2 – Friday 23 October:
Writing the first draft

Session #3 – Friday 30 October:
Workshopping your stories

Session #4 – Friday 6 November:
Workshopping your stories – part two

Session #5 – Friday 13 November:
Performance and storytelling tools: Focus on the body

Session #6 – Friday 20 November:
Performance and storytelling tools: Focus on voice and tone

Cost
$250
Fees must be paid in advance in order to hold your spot.

For more information or to make a reservation
01.742.582